Average Wholesale Prices and Sales Volume of Selected Fishery Products
at 10 Major Central Wholesale Markets in Japan, December 2006
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December January December
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Fishery Products M.T Yen/kg M.T % Yen/kg %
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Grand total 177,674 984 1,780,758 94 815 105
Fresh:
Fresh, total 71,526 947 766,680 94 815 106
Bluefin tuna 1,067 3,647 10,463 82 2,972 117
Bigeye tuna 1,067 1,452 10,677 104 1,262 105
Yellowfin tuna 1,521 1,086 15,099 89 1,097 110
Skipjack 113 591 27,773 84 476 118
Salmon* 1,885 843 21,966 90 793 120
Sardine 1,226 275 16,967 125 321 84
Jack mackerel 3,232 375 46,266 96 424 102
Mackerel 5,386 291 52,659 111 298 91
Saury 813 255 39,384 87 327 111
Yellowtail, cultured 7,165 899 48,799 87 904 116
Flounder 1,625 862 17,172 105 805 98
Cod 2,404 773 15,868 106 666 108
Red snapper 3,150 1,177 35,715 85 1,007 125
Spanish mackerel 1,415 628 17,060 98 585 104
Crab 2,507 1,488 16,075 87 1,272 105
Squid, common 3,755 388 40,098 94 412 99
Scallop, with shell 889 610 10,259 104 539 105
Oyster, without shell 1,502 1,182 10,958 88 968 109
Frozen:
Frozen, total 45,530 1,083 428,666 92 886 106
Bluefin tuna 2,205 3,021 18,351 92 2,718 113
Albacore 62 1,065 779 95 985 102
Bigeye tuna 4,445 984 42,097 94 915 109
Yellowfin 1,348 881 16,135 78 799 124
Salmon* 6,712 615 65,378 113 603 108
Pink salmon 704 805 8,525 90 738 118
Mackerel 1,226 483 13,967 76 504 116
Sole 1,222 757 19,930 86 688 109
Shrimp, imports 4,491 1,404 37,533 90 1,270 107
Squid, common 1,074 340 10,320 100 365 103
Octopus 2,568 901 22,812 92 839 102
Surimi 1,774 339 14,527 94 327 103
Processed, total 59,093 960 560,454 95 774 103
Salted:
Salmon* 5,226 788 43,561 98 742 110
Pink salmon 311 749 3,315 78 675 117
Salmon roe 1,338 2,832 10,177 97 2,509 110
Pollock roe 1,500 2,234 13,904 107 1,990 91
Herring roe 2,497 2,165 3,571 100 2,077 91
Surimi-based products 11,476 701 89,626 94 515 104
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M.T. = metric tons; % = comparison with the same period a year earlier.
* = excluding pink salmon
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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